Michael Ritchie

Michael Ritchie (1938) attended Harvard and entered the film business through television, where he directed legendary series such as The Man From UNCLE and Dr. Kildare as well as documentaries. As a feature director he has developed his very own slightly-documentary style with plenty of room for humour.

Filmography

Films: The Outsider (1967), The Sound of Anger (1968), Downhill Racer (1969), Prime Cut (1972), The Candidate (1972), Smile (1975), The Bad News Bears (1976), Semi-Tough (1978), An Almost Perfect Affair (1979), The Island (1980), Divine Mad¡ness (1980), The Survivors (1983), Fletch (1985), Wildcats (1986), The Golden Child (1988), The Couch Trip (1989), Fletch Lives (1989), Diggstown (1992), The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993), Cops and Robbersons (1993).